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Houghton, Hampshire

Historical Description

Houghton, a village and a parish in Hants. The village stands 1½ mile W by N from Horsebridge station on the L. & S.W.R., and 2½ SW by W of Stockbridge. It has a post and money order office under Stockbridge; telegraph office, Horsebridge railway station. The parish includes the tithings of Houghton Drayton and North Houghton. Acreage, 2672; population, 400. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester; gross value,, £625 with residence. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is ancient, in the Early English style, and comprises nave, chancel, aisles, S porch, and a wooden tower containing three bells. It was restored in 1882.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyHampshire 
Ecclesiastical parishHoughton All Saints 
HundredBuddlesgate 
Poor Law unionStockbridge 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Civil Registration

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Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Houghton from the following:


Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Hampshire (County Southampton) is available to browse.


Maps

Online maps of Houghton are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

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Visitations Heraldic

The Visitations of Hampshire, 1530, 1575, & 1622-34 is available to view on the Heraldry page.

DistrictTest Valley
CountyHampshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Postal districtSO20
Post TownStockbridge

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